Lebanese army vehicles patrol the streets urging people to stay home unless they have to leave for an emergency in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
March 22, 2020
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March 22, 2020 4:44 p.m.
Virus now in Gaza, Syria, raising fears in vulnerable areas
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The arrival of the coronavirus in the Gaza Strip, an impoverished enclave where the health care system has been gutted by years of conflict, and Syria, which has been devastated by nine years of civil war and sanctions, raised fears Sunday that the pandemic may soon prey on some of the most vulnerable populations in the world.